COST BASIS

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COST BASIS

Specialty Definition: COST BASIS

Domain	Definition
Finance	A security's basis is the purchase price after commissions or other expenses, and is used to calculate capital gains or losses when the security is eventually sold. Source: European Union. (references)
	The original price of an asset, normally the purchase price or the appraised value of the asset at the time of acquisition. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: COST BASIS

Specialty definitions using "COST BASIS": ORDER DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR. (references)

Non-Fiction Usage: COST BASIS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Germany	In terms of cumulative position (historical cost basis), German investment in the United States was valued at $111 billion in 1999, having more than doubled since 1995, while U.S. investment in Germany was worth just under $50 billion, having grown just 12% since 1995. (references)
	Malaysia	According to U.S. Department of Commerce statistics, U.S. investment in Malaysia on a historical cost basis was U.S.$6 billion in 1999. According to Malaysian statistics, the U.S. in 2000 continued to rank first in foreign direct investment (FDI) approved in Malaysia's manufacturing sector, with approved new manufacturing investment totaling RM7.5 billion (U.S.$1.97 billion). (references)
Political Economy	Hong Kong	U.S. direct investment in Hong Kong through 1999 totaled US$20.8 billion on a historic cost basis. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: COST BASIS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
cost basis	36
stock cost basis	6
cost basis asp	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: COST BASIS

Language		Translations for "COST BASIS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		skattegrundlag (basis, tax basis), omkostningsgrundlag (basis, tax basis), beregningsgrundlag (basis, tax basis). (various references)

Dutch		belastingsgrondslag (basis, tax basis). (various references)

Finnish		veroperuste (basis, tax basis), peruste (argument, basis, ground, reason), kustannusperuste (basis, tax basis). (various references)

German		Buchwert (asset value, book value), Besteuerungsgrundlage (basis, basis for assessment of taxes, basis of assessment, basis of taxation, tax assessment, tax base, tax basis), Bemessungsgrundlage (basis, tax basis). (various references)

Italian		base imponibile (basis, basis for assessment of taxes, basis of assessment, basis of taxation, tax assessment, tax base, tax basis), base (base, basic, basis, foot, foundation, ground, groundwork, plinth, scaffolding, standard, station, stock). (various references)

Pig Latin		ostcay asisbay

Spanish		base (base, basis, bedrock, crutch, foot, footing, foundation, fund, ground, Mount, mounting, radices, radix, rest, substruction). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: COST BASIS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-i-o-s-s-s-t"
	-1 letter: coassist.
	-2 letters: bassist, scotias.
	-3 letters: ascots, assist, basics, bassos, biotas, boasts, cassis, coasts, coatis, cobias, sabots, scotia, stasis, stoics.
	-4 letters: ascot, baits, basic, basis, bassi, basso, basts, biota, boast, boats, botas, casts, cists, coast, coati, coats, cobia, costa, costs, iotas, isbas, oasis, oasts, obias, obits, ossia, ostia, sabot, satis, scabs, scats, scots, stabs, stoai.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-c-i-o-s-s-s-t"
	+2 letters: blastodiscs.
	+4 letters: biostatistics, blastomycosis, contrabassist, obscurantisms, obscurantists.
	+5 letters: bacteriostases, bacteriostasis, biosystematics, contrabassists, crossabilities.
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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern

5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography

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